Kanda Lasun Masala Bhat (Onion-Garlic Rice)

Name: Kanda Lasun Masala Bhat
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Maharashtra)
Ingredients: 1.5 cups (300 g) rice, washed and soaked 20 min; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 10 curry leaves; 2 large onions (250 g), finely sliced; 8 large garlic cloves, finely sliced thin; 3 green chillies, slit; ½ tsp turmeric; 1.5 tsp goda masala; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp salt; 2.5 cups (600 ml) hot water; 2 tbsp ghee; Fresh coriander; Adding garlic later than onion prevents burning — sliced garlic browns much faster than sliced onion; Deep golden-brown onion-garlic is the defining flavour — light golden will produce a bland result; Goda masala is the signature — this rice tastes generic with regular garam masala

🟢 Veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Easy

A simple, quick one-pot rice packed with the bold combination of crispy fried onion and garlic — seasoned with goda masala, curry leaves and green chilli. The go-to weeknight dinner when time is short but flavour must not be compromised.

⏱️15 minPrep

🔥20 minCook

🕒35 minTotal

🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Kanda Lasun Masala Bhat

Fry onion and garlic (Heat: medium-high): Heat oil in a pot. Crackle mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and green chillies. Add sliced onion — fry on medium-high for 10 minutes until golden. Add sliced garlic — fry together for 4–5 more minutes until both onion and garlic are deep golden-brown and just beginning to crisp. This two-stage frying (onion first, garlic added later) prevents the garlic from burning before the onion is done.
Add masalas (Heat: medium): Add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder — stir 30 seconds. Add goda masala — stir 20 seconds.
Add rice (Heat: medium): Add drained soaked rice. Stir 2 minutes to coat grains with the masala and oil.
Rest and serve (Heat: off): Rest 5 minutes covered. Drizzle ghee. Fluff gently. Garnish with coriander. Serve with raita, papad, or pickle.

📖 Cultural notes

|---|---|---|---|---| | 380 kcal | 6 g | 58 g | 13 g | 3 g | Kanda lasun masale bhat is the workhorse weeknight rice dish of the Maharashtrian kitchen — when the household is tired and short on time but still wants something deeply satisfying. The combination of fried onion and garlic with goda masala is a flavour combination unique to Maharashtra's cooking and immediately recognisable to any Marathi speaker by smell alone. ---

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